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Hong Kong’s Virtual Insurer Bowtie Closes US$22.6 Million Series B1 Led by Mitsui
Hong Kong’s virtual insurer Bowtie announced the closing of a US$ 22.6 million Series B1 round led by Mitsui, with participation from existing investor Sun Life Hong Kong. Mitsui is said to be one of the largest Japanese trading firms,
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Cyberport Venture Capital Forum to Return in November 2021
The Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF), its premier annual venture forum will return on the 2-3 November with the theme of “Venturing for Success: Resilience, Growth & Opportunity”, bringing together industry leaders, investors, enterprises and technopreneurs. CVCF 2021 will take
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HKMA Unveils List of 19 Eligible Banks for the Cross Border Investment Scheme
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released the list of 19 eligible banks in the country which can launch the cross border Wealth Management Connect (WMC) services. These banks, together with their respective Mainland partner banks whose eligibility have
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ZA-Backed Startup Bloom Partners With Visa to Create a Cashback App
Bloom, a Hong Kong-based technology startup backed by ZA International, announced a collaboration with Visa to create a cashback app. The technical support for Bloom is provided by Visa’s back-end system for processing card transactions. Bloom can distribute instant rebates
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PBOC’s Fintech Institute Taps Contour’s Blockchain Platform for Trade Digitisation
Singapore based digital trade finance network Contour has partnered with the Shenzhen Fintech Institute, a subsidiary of The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to look at opportunities to boost China’s trade ecosystem and further the adoption of trade digitisation across
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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Plans to Roll Out NFT Marketplace
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the launch of “Coinbase NFT”, a peer-to-peer marketplace for the minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The crypto exchange said that it wanted to make NFTs more accessible by building user-friendly interfaces that put
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Next Gen Finance Professionals Need to Embrace Major Upskilling to Keep Pace
Refinitiv’s new report “Workspace Without Limits” explores the data challenges financial professionals are facing, and the role that technology, interoperability and programming skills play in solving for some of these challenges; enhancing productivity, and helping firms differentiate against the competition.
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Hong Kong Consumer Credit Market Improves Amid Rising Consumption, Economic Rebound
Hong Kong’s consumer credit market improved in Q2 2021 as the local economy continued to rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and private consumption increased 6.5% year-on-year (YoY) increase, according to TransUnion’s Q2 2021 Industry Insights Report. In Q2 2021,
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Hong Kong 2025 Fintech Strategy Outlines Plans for a Fintech-Savvy Workforce
Hong Kong boasts of a thriving fintech scene with a dynamic environment that can help fintech start-ups to scale up and expand. Hong Kong has also been recognised by KPMG as one of the leading technology hubs outside Silicon Valley.
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4 Priorities for Banks to Secure Digital and Mobile Channels
During the pandemic, the number of data breaches has increased drastically: cyberattacks targeting banks have even grown by 238 percent. This fraud surge goes hand in hand with the growing use of the mobile and digital banking channels. While this trend
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